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Tasmanian Daniel wins Yonkers Open
February 15, 2009
Tasmanian Daniel (Larry Stalbaum) made it three wins in his last four starts on Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's $31,000 Open Handicap Pace.Ordered outside his six rivals (Rare Jewel was ill), "Daniel" settled in fifth early. Noble's Grand Slam (Greg Grismore) led the gang through a :27.1 q
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Harness and Case win Mildred Williams Series divisions
February 15, 2009
Nichole Harness, a third generation horsewoman from Beaver, Ohio, got to fly for the first time on a jet plane, got to swim for the first time in an ocean and also scored her first pari-mutuel harness racing victory on Saturday at the Isle Pompano Park. Harness won the fourth race second division of
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Publicist Joe Goldstein dies in Florida
February 15, 2009
Legendary harness racing publicist Joe Goldstein, who promoted the International Trot, Hambletonians, Grand Circuit meets, and Niatross's assault on the clock at The Red Mile in 1980, died Friday at Boca Raton (Fla.) Community Hospital at age 81. He reportedly had
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Aquarius thrillers highlight big M Saturday card
February 15, 2009
It was a pair of thrillers in the $40,000 second leg of the Aquarius as Lookout Hanover and Its That Time captured their respective divisions Saturday night at the Meadowlands. In the night’s first division, Lookout Hanover [$9.20, $4.00, $2.60] ran huge from first over to hold off the late char
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Next Flight, Coco Count win at Dover
February 15, 2009
Next Flight is tough to beat on the front end and Jim Morand used that strategy to win the $17,000 male pace co-feature on Valentine's Day at Dover Downs. Coco Count made it three in a row in taking the $16,000 co-featured trot. Corey Callahan won five races again.Veteran Next Flight rushed off to t
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